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The circumstance pitted twenty propitious startups from across Asia head-to-head, with each pitching to a four-man judging panel. Alongside the US$10,000 prize scratch, Lots of Buttons has also won a lapse to a networking as it from Japanese VC Globalbrain, and a stand at top Chinese tech show GMIC.
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Primarily focused on the US crafts merchandise, the circle told Tech In Asia that its feeling is undecorated: “Bazaar in English, carry cheaper than competitors and be close to <its>manufacturers] China.”
In regard to now, it is enthusiastic on raising a orotund of angel investment with a view to introducing its own Etsy-like marketplace to enable its users to dispose of buttons to others.
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Second Apple place in the battle went to Xunta, a compound of stock gay app Grindr and Chinese flirting overhaul Momo which has 16 Ipad case million users and raised a fresh $40 million Series B round. The rage visualization site Pudding rounded discernible the top three spots.
You can notice more details of the competition over and above at Tech In Asia.
Headline image via Apostolos Mastoris / Shutterstock, statue from Startup Arena Singapore 2013 via Tech In Asia
